Call for Papers 2025-2026Gender and Transformation in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia Workshop European Union Studies Center/CUNY Graduate Center Call for Papers 2025-2026 online and in-person in NYC/hybrid Founded in 1993, amidst the conflicts in Yugoslavia, this workshop is driven by the exploration of questions related to gender in the postcommunist countries of East, South and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union, including the Baltic countries and Central Asia, what some scholars are now calling “the Eurasian borderlands.” The workshop has centered debates on communism’s impact on women and on how to converse and theorize across the East-West divide, with more recent discussions of decolonial and intersectional perspectives. This workshop strives to include voices from not just the New York City area, but also from the region and around the world. We continue to be an informal and friendly gathering for feminist scholars, activists, and journalists to discuss in-progress theoretical and/or critical work, empirical research, and critical and scholarly reflections on activism. Theme: We invite papers on any topic related to gender in these Eurasian borderlands, but this year, we are particularly thinking about the impacts of Russia’s long war against Ukraine, anti-gender populism, authoritarianism, and the role of local and transnational feminisms in their solidarities and resistance. We welcome conversations that put this region in the context of global events and processes, including the Israel-Gaza war and the changing international role of the US. Details: Meet monthly, usually on Fridays, at the CUNY Grad Center in New York City (with Zoom participation available) or via Zoom only, 2-3 PM New York time (8-9PM Poland time) Presenters share a 10-15 page paper in advance to those who have registered. We ask authors to limit their presentation to 20 minutes to allow maximum time for conversation. We will moderate the sessions so that we check in with what we are all thinking about, hear and see the key ideas of the paper, and have lots of time to discuss collaboratively. To participate, please fill out this google form with your name, email, location/affiliation, current related interests. We have also created a space there for you to share your thoughts and suggestions about the workshop. If you’d like to present your work/project this next academic year, please also add the following: tentative title for your talk abstract of less than 200 words describing your proposed talk up to 5 recent publications or brief information about your activism your schedule clarifying which Fridays you could present Preferred format: Zoom or in-person We regret that, despite our best efforts, we do not have funds for an honorarium. All are welcome to participate. We will start reviewing proposals on Aug. 1, 2025. For more information on the workshop’s history, see our blog: Warmly, Janet Elise Johnson, Brooklyn College and Grad Center, City University of New York [email protected] Lazda, Bronx Community College, City University of New York [email protected] […] ” Call for Papers 2025-2026″
